Haydn Quartets

Chiaroscuro Quartet - Haydn - String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Chiaroscuro Quartet - Haydn- String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover + Booklet | Time - 01:09:35 minutes | 1,24 GB
Classical | Label: BIS, Official Digital Download

The Chiaroscuro Quartet made their first appearance on BIS with acclaimed recordings of Joseph Haydn’s Sun Quartets, Op. 20, described in The Strad as ‘period-instrument performances of the utmost subtlety and refinement’. The Op. 20 quartets are widely regarded as a milestone in the history of the genre.
Chiaroscuro Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 Nos.1-3 (2020)

Chiaroscuro Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 Nos.1-3 (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 321 Mb | Total time: 70:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-SACD-2348 | Recorded: 2017

The Chiaroscuro Quartet made their first appearance on BIS with acclaimed recordings of Joseph Haydn’s Sun Quartets, Op. 20, described in The Strad as ‘period-instrument performances of the utmost subtlety and refinement’. The Op. 20 quartets are widely regarded as a mile-stone in the history of the genre. When Chiaroscuros now return to Haydn, it is with his last complete set of quartets, begun in 1796 when he was 64 years old.

Auryn Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 (2008)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at April 13, 2023
Auryn Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 (2008)

Auryn Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 (2008)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:02:12 | 538 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Tacet | Catalog: Tacet 168

Haydn himself was in a particularly heightened state of awareness when he commenced writing his Op. 33 String Quartets, even going so far as to suggest in a letter to music-loving friends that these quartets were 'composed in an entirely new and special way'. It had been ten years since he last wrote for the medium (his Op. 20), and he had learned many things since that time, producing a series of wonderful symphonies and a number of operas.
Chiaroscuro Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3 (2020)

Chiaroscuro Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3 (2020)
FLAC tracks +booklet | 01:10:47 | 296 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: BIS

The Chiaroscuro Quartet made their first appearance on BIS with acclaimed recordings of Joseph Haydn’s Sun Quartets, Op. 20, described in The Strad as ‘period-instrument performances of the utmost subtlety and refinement’. The Op. 20 quartets are widely regarded as a milestone in the history of the genre. When Chiaroscuros now return to Haydn, it is with his last complete set of quartets, begun in 1796 when he was 64 years old. The Six String Quartets, Op. 76, form one of the most renowned of Haydn's sets of quartets and carry the stamp of their maker: No other set of eighteenth-century string quartets is so diverse, or so unconcerned with the norms of the time. In the words of Haydn’s friend and contemporary Charles Burney ‘they are full of invention, fire, good taste and new effects’. On the present disc, the first of two, we hear the first three quartets, including the ‘Fifths’ quartet (No. 2) so named after the falling perfect fifths with which it begins. The most famous of the set – and possibly of all Haydn quartets – is No. 3, however: the ‘Emperor’ quartet with its second movement: a set of variations on the ‘Kaiserlied’ which Haydn had recently composed to the greater glory of the Austrian Emperor Franz II.
The Lindsays - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 50 Nos. 1-3 (2004)

The Lindsays - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 50 Nos. 1-3 (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 70:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: ASV Gold | # GLD 4007 | Recorded: 2003

The first of two separate CDs covering Haydn's String Quartets, Op. 50, this 2004 ASV disc presents the first half of the set, dynamically performed by the Lindsay String Quartet and recorded with exceptionally clear sound. Haydn composed these quartets for Artaria's publication in 1787 and dedicated them to Prussian king and cellist Friedrich Wilhelm II. Whether or not Haydn had him in mind for performing these pieces, it is fairly certain he wrote them as a rejoinder to Mozart's six so-called "Haydn" quartets of 1785. Haydn's serious discourse and increased chromaticism match Mozart's tone and harmonic intricacy, though these quartets are more austere and tautly argued than Mozart.
The London Haydn Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Opp 54 & 55 (2017) 2CDs

The London Haydn Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Opp 54 & 55 (2017) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 750 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 355 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68160 | Time: 02:33:13

Haydn wrote the six quartets of Opp 54 and 55 in 1788, by now a celebrated composer across Europe and still opera Kapellmeister at Esterházy. These period instrument players, whose very name declares their affinity for Haydn, excel in the latest in their Hyperion series. Ever spry in fast movements, faultless in dexterity and intonation, they find a special warmth of feeling in the slower moments: the songful Adagio Cantabile of Op 55 No 1, the puzzling, melancholy Andante of Op 55 No 2, the dark, hymn-like first bars of Op 54 No 2’s Adagio, out of which the violin soars in almost improvised, bluesy reverie. Too many pleasures to enumerate. Try for yourself.

Quartetto Italiano - Mozart: Complete String Quartets (2013)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at April 20, 2023
Quartetto Italiano - Mozart: Complete String Quartets (2013)

Quartetto Italiano - Mozart: Complete String Quartets (2013)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 07:54:36 | 2,71 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | Catalog: 478 5555

This series of performances dates from between 1966 (when the six quartets Nos. 14-19 dedicated to Haydn were recorded) to 1973 and was rightly saluted on its completion as a fine achievement. The playing of the Quartetto Italiano has a freshness, range and subtlety that vividly realizes the music in all its variety, while technical problems seem to have been solved so that the music-making can be both spontaneous-sounding and thoughtful throughout.
Minetti Quartett - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 64/4; 74/3; 76/5 (2009)

Minetti Quartett - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 64/4; 74/3; 76/5 (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 239 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 132 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hänssler Classic | # CD98.589 | Time: 00:56:26

This warmly recorded, naturally balanced disc is delightful. The Minetti Quartet offers three late Haydn masterpieces, played with plenty of high spirits and, in the slow movements, a fresh songfulness (both Opp. 64's and 76's are marked "cantabile") that's most affecting. There's practically nothing to criticize here. Highlights include the really zippy final prestos of Opp. 64 and 76, and the intense Largo assai of the "Rider" quartet. In the finale of the latter, the group's articulation is a touch clipped in the main theme, and as a result the music doesn't quite speak as it should, but better too much energy than too little. The minuet (really a scherzo) of Op. 76 also is terrific, smooth as silk until Haydn's disruptive syncopation sets in. If you're looking for a very attractive single-disc collection of late Haydn quartets, I can recommend this without hesitation. Playing time is a bit short–under an hour–so there was still room for another full quartet, but if this doesn't concern you terribly, then go for it.
Engegård Quartet - Mozart: String Quartets - Dedicated to Haydn - K. 421, K. 428, K. 465 (2019)

Engegård Quartet - Mozart: String Quartets - Dedicated to Haydn - K. 421, K. 428, K. 465 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) | 01:19:43 | 399 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Lawo Classics

On this recording, the Engegard Quartet present three of Mozart’s six string quartets dedicated to Haydn, the so-called “Haydn” Quartets. The six “Haydn” Quartets were written between 1782-85, while Mozart enjoyed great popularity in Vienna. Mozart had written a series of quartets in his youth, but it had been almost ten years since he wrote the last one.
Engegård Quartet - Mozart: String Quartets - Dedicated to Haydn, Vol. 2 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Engegård Quartet - Mozart: String Quartets - Dedicated to Haydn, Vol. 2 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 79:58 minutes | 2,68 GB
Classical | Label: LAWO Classics, Official Digital Download

With this release, the Engegård Quartet completes its recordings of the six string quartets that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dedicated to his paternal friend Joseph Haydn. Written in Vienna in Mozart’s “mature” years — from age 25 until he died 36 years old in 1791 — they are a gift to a friend that hardly has its equal.